Akai MPD24 manual Tip, Field, Use or button to select Maximum, Range field

For some applications, you might wish to use the sliders or knobs as Aftertouch controllers. In this scenario, the knob or slider will be transmitting Aftertouch information which could be used to control, say, a vibrato of a device that the MPD24 is controlling.

AFTERTOUCH – PARAMETERS

Minimum Range field

This field is used to specify the minimum value that the aftertouch will transmit.

1.	Use [ < ] or [ > ] button to select Minimum Range
Minimum range field	field.
2.	While in Minimum Range field, turn [VALUE]
	dial to select desired minimum aftertouch value.
3.	Use the [ > ] button to select the next field.

Maximum Range field

This field is used to specify the maximum value that the aftertouch will transmit.

Maximum range field	1.	Use [ < ] or [ > ] button to select Maximum
		Range field.
	2.	While in Maximum Range field, use [VALUE]
		dial to select desired maximum aftertouch value.

TIP!

Sometimes you might not want the full 0-127 range of control that a slider automatically defaults to. Often, reducing the value range of the slider might actually give you more precise control over the parameter it is controlling.

For example, if you are using one of the sliders to control a synced delay line, there might only be about 10 available values for the sync delay time (1/2, 1/4, 1/8 note, etc.). Therefore, it wouldn’t make much sense to have the slider transmit the full 128 MIDI control values, since that only gives you a tenth of the full slider range. Instead, try setting the maximum value of that slider to 10 and you will see how much more precise control this allows you to have.

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Setting the maximum value of a controller lower than the minimum value will cause the knob or slider to behave inversely.

For example, if you are controlling an interface or plug-in that operates with a drawbar structure, such as organ instruments, it might be more intuitive to invert your sliders.